1 Kings 10:8

1 Kings 10:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
• New International Version (NIV)How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
• English Standard Version (ESV)Happy are your men! Happy are your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
• New Living Translation (NLT)How happy your people must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom!

Context of 1 Kings 10:8

6Then she said to the king: “It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. 7However I did not believe the words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame of which I heard. Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom! 9Blessed be the Lord your God, who delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord has loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness.” 10Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great quantity, and precious stones. There never again came such abundance of spices as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

1 Kings 10:8 word by word

אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָ אַשְׁרֵ֖י עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑לֶּה הָֽעֹמְדִ֤ים לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ תָּמִ֔יד הַשֹּׁמְעִ֖ים אֶת־חָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Happyאֶ֫שֶׁר'esher · blessedH835
• thy menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• these thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• which standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• continuallyתָּמִידtâmîyd · continuallyH8548
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• that hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• thy wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451

Cross-references for 1 Kings 10:8

• 2 Chronicles 9:7Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
• Proverbs 3:13Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding;
• Proverbs 8:34Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.
• Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many, But fools die for lack of wisdom.
• Proverbs 13:20He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
• Luke 10:39And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word.
• Luke 11:28But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Happy are thy men - All these are very natural expressions from a person in her state of mind.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-9The queen's testimony showed her amazement. Everything she heard was true, and seeing it herself, she realized Solomon's achievements were even greater. She understood that the Lord supported Solomon and that Solomon should use his God-given wisdom to lead with fairness and justice.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131Ki 10:1-13. The Queen of Sheba Admires the Wisdom of Solomon. 1. the queen of Sheba--Some think her country was the Sabean kingdom of Yemen, of which the capital was Saba, in Arabia-Felix; others, that it was in African Ethiopia, that is, Abyssinia, towards the south of the Red Sea. The opinions preponderate in favor of the former. This view harmonizes with the language of our Lord, as Yemen means "South"; and this country, extending to the shores of the…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 10:8

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Commentaries on 1 Kings 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings